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Butane Screw Thing-The Coolest Cigar Accessory Ever

Update: The Butane Screw Thing is no longer available. Rats!

Butane Screw Thing. What the hell is a Butane Screw Thing? I’ll tell you. It is one of the greatest cigar accessory inventions ever produced. Our readers know that we do NOT review cigars as there are plenty of cigar review websites. However, we do review cigar accessories periodically. This is our first in a long time.

The Butane Screw Thing is a tool that does two things. First, it allows you to adjust the flame level on your butane lighter without having to use your finger nail, knife, paper clip, etc. The tool fits perfectly into the indented adjustment well on your lighter. Second, the Butane Screw Thing allows you to easily bleed the air out of your butane lighter. It is the correct size to press on the pressure relief valve simplifying the purging process. Here are a few pictures of the accessory.

Butane Screw Thing and Carrying Bag
Butane Screw Thing and Carrying Bag
Butane Screw Thing
Butane Screw Thing
Butane Screw Thing and Lighter
Butane Screw Thing and Lighter

There are two versions of the Butane Screw Thing. The first is shown in the pictures above and includes a carrying pouch. You gotta love having your own special carrying pouch. We men need a pouch. Makes us feel comfortable with ourselves. The second has a hole drilled through the accessory and has a chain through the hole so you can attach the Butane Screw Thing to your key chain, travel humidor, etc. Both are made from stainless steel and the craftsmanship is obvious when you look at the accessory. This thing is high quality, baby! You can purchase the cigar accessory HERE and the cost is $9.95 plus shipping and handling.

Below is a video showing how to use the Butane Screw Thing. We’ve been using the accessory for a few years and it has never failed us. And, when you use it in front of cigar expert friends, they will be envious of you and your lighter purging prowess. Buy one. You’ll love it!

c.gar

c.gar loves all things cigar-related. He typically falls in love with cigars that are discontinued shortly thereafter. His first cigar was a Swisher Sweet with a wood tip. Sadly, these are still in production.

6 thoughts on “Butane Screw Thing-The Coolest Cigar Accessory Ever

    • What many people mistake for air is actually the gaseous phase of butane. But never the less; purge it; because when you do; you are then not counter pressuring at the valve area; where you are at the mercy of which of these two containers are at a higher temperature(likely the smaller one that has been in your hand and warming up faster because of it’s size); making the one higher; of higher pressure; thus then; having more force and preventing the entrance of the container’s fluid. Bring us to why at times; it fills a small amount and then stops. Well you then have built the lighter’s pressure up to that point where it is preventing it that same way; which in fact; it always does; even when your lighter does fill up completely. You just didn’t realize that it was because it was purged or you had run out of gas completely. The fuel will fill the lighter while decompressing and making ther lighter freeze and preventing the fluid of expanding into a gas; but you will always have an amount of gas that has now pressurized and that one was the one that was left in the lighter without any pressure left and now at same pressure as theoutside of the lighter. Cheers

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  • Are you really asking this question Smokey Butts? Damn, you run this site with me. Maybe you should answer your own question.

    For those who really want an answer to your question. . . When you bleed the tank, you are releasing the air that is in the tank. Releasing the remaining fuel is a side effect of this and is hard to stop. You release the air from the tank as the air and fuel will mix together during lighting and you won’t be able to light your lighter. Sadly, a thousand suckers (including me) have thrown away costly lighters thinking the lighter was broken when the problem was the air in the tank. Release the air and replace with fuel. 90% of the time, your broken lighter is now fixed. Use the Butane Screw Thing and you’ll save yourself a ton of time.

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